Battery-cell.



N0.s42,95o. PATENTBD PBB.5,1907.

. H. GBRNSBAGK. l

BATTERY CELL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE`Z8, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

BATTERY CELL, AYPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 19,00.

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' which the following isla l* without will' cells in case of a defect inentre ferai" ric HUeo enRNsBAoK; :orinnwroan vNfr., AssieNoR To ,ROYAL'BATTERY eoMPAN.if-,fA.ieoRroRATioN F NEW YoRK,

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Specicationof Lettersl Patent.

" Patented Feb. 5, 1907.'

Appncaan salient as, i906. v serai in.. sir'aaia To 2i/ZZ whom it mayconcern. I

Be it known that I, HUGO GERNsBAoK, a subject of the 'Grand Duchy of-Luxemburg, and a resident of the city,

also to close to the cel s when not 1n use.

spective view of the strap end Other advantages of my improvements willappear from the description hereinafter.

In the drawings forming'part of this application, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of two cells made inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the end ofthe strap, showing the pin therein. Fig. Ltis a vertical section throughthe same. Fig.r 5 is an elevation showing the method of connecting ,theparts. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pin; Fig. 7 is a sectionthrough Fig. 9. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing how three organyother odd number of cells are used. Fig. 9 is a side elevation ofthesame. Fig. 10 is a perand connection for three cells, and Fig.` 11 is aperspective view of theA pin. y l l The cells 1 are madeas usual ofcelluloid, hard rubber, te., and are preferably of an oblong shape andeach made of one piece of material and having ends 2 and sides 3. .Thecells are placed side by side, as shown in 2 andaresecured together byspacing-blocks 4 and 5, one of which is preferably placed near thebottom edge `of the cells and the other near the top edge. The blocksare secured to the cell-walls by cement or otherwise, according to thematerial oiz the cells, and are made of insulating material-at least theupper one. is so that a space is formed between the cells'. If thereshould be a slight crack in the wall of the cell owing to a defect inmaking, there will be no electrical leakage between the cells owing tothe space. The top block also serves for another purpose.

county, and State 1 ew York, have invented'certain new and little s aceand may be pressed down Fig.- i

' Heretofore it has been customary to place the cells in anotherreceptacle for carrying, lbutwhich is made unnecessary by my invention,making thesame more economical and easier to handle.

For two cells, as is shown-in Figs. 1 and 2, I provide a flat bar 6,which is long enou h to extend the length of the cells, and it is p aced:between the Atwo vvcells. There should -be slight' friction between thebar and the cells to hold the former in any desired position.

pire 7 (illustrated in Fig. 7) in the end of barili.

to the bar oneach end of' the cells by a in 9. The ends of the strap areformed with oops 10 and preferably a recess 11, the former beingadaptedto Ahave the pin passed there'- through. The pin is provided wlth arecess 12.

so that the ends extend beyond the same, the

pinv9 through the loop and through the aperture in the vend of the bar,and the recess 11 receives the end of the rod. When in place, the recess12 in the pin receives the end ofthe rod, so that when carrying the pinwill not move longitudinally.

When not in use, the rod may be pushed downwardly, when the strap willbe brought close to the cell and take up but very little space. Whenpicked up,rtheweight of the cells will' cause the strap to pull the rodup until it engages with the block 5 again.

In Figs. 8 to 11 I have shown the method. of applying the handle tothree or more cells. When there is an odd number of cells, they would'Anot Icarry properly if the rod was` placed between two cells, so Iprovide two rods 13 and 1.4, which are like the rod 6, They are placedeach between two of the cells, as was the rod 6, so that their endsextend outwardly. The strap in this case has simi* lar loops 10, but norecess 11, as it is not now necessary. A pin 15, having reduced ends 16and a recess 17, formed between the lugs 18, is passed through the loopin the strap be fore the latter is sewn or otlmfvsise f-ei-urefl. Thelugs 1S engage the strap rnd. prevent 'ne pin from coming out of theloop.

As will be seen in Fig. 9, the end of one of the rods is pressedbelowthe other rod,'when The baris provided at each end withan aper- Whenthebar is placed between the cells,

strap ends are placed thereon by passing thev .For the purpose ofcarrying the cells I provide a strap 8, theends of which are secured.

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their apertures will be suliciently far apart sothat by tipping the pin15 on av slant-theA ends-,16 may be inserted in the apertures 7,- whenthe rodsl are brought parallel andthe in will hold to the rods'. Thein"is'"`re. eased from the rods'by reversing t 's Inove" ment. In thisform also. the rods-1n`a bepushed down,4 as shoyvn in 'Fi 8', unt' thestrap issecured close to the cel Itwillbe seen from this that I havedone away with a .receptacle forV carrying theA cells' and profvided aconvenient carrier., which-iscompact and may be secured tothe' cellsregardlessof how thinthe material of thel cell is. y i `Having desc 'bedinvention-x' what-.41

1. Theestaaiafassis site;

tary-cells, a .spacing-blo'ck.securingv the cells 'near theirftops, 'andmeans engaging" the said block'-,=` f rcarlyng'the cells. -2.Thevcombina F0111 f a' plurality what! vterI`yY-tfzells seciredftogetherand spaced apart;

fafrod passin'gb'et'weenthecells and ahandle lsecuredft'o themedforQcarl-yng the cells... l25v '3..Thecombinaton'of a plurality of batf'teryfcellsf-scured 'ogether -bya spacingmemb'eLia'rod-betw enfthe; cellsand' havingy I blel hand 'e segiuxegii'the ends 'of the rod saidjvrodsgbeing; dapt'e'dto engage*y the spacing member for carryingg';` thecells, and -to be lowered ,between the cell'sftofsecure the 'handleclose tos/the cells.

havi 4.-;'I`he combination of"a"pluraltyof battery-cells, spacedapart'byaspa'cingmember,. a rod between the.c.el l s,;and a exiblehandle loops on `vthe ends thereof,r which strad ef the ends-fof the'said rod, Aand' apin 5. The co'mbina'tionrof a plurality of battery-cells, spaced a art b a spacing mein# b'e'r, arodbetween t e .cels, having a handle provided with loo s which straddle the ends 'of.:thesaid rods, t

adapted. tofb'e moved vertically, a carryinghandle, 'and 'pills' securedtothe handle and 17(13gand 1 4 @extending beyond the cells'. and

." dle having a'loold) tions 'on each si` e of' the4 loop and providedwith ends lwhich enga e with the apertures in call Sixgned this 26th daof June, 1906.

- GERNSBACK.

Witnesses:

e-said rods having aper-Y the said rodsy s aid ro sbeing slidable verti`the latter from Amoving. 5o

e cells a art; a plurality of rods (13 A "and- 14) betweenl t eA severalcells, which are' adaptedto engage'apertures in the said rods andtosecure'the handle thereon. i

Y 8. vAfplurality of battery-cells 1,4 s aced apart byfs acing-blocks,-aplurality o rods .provided lvl'ri-th'apertures `in their ends, a han-10, a pln 15. having prjec-

